page_title: Paramananda Acharya
section_title: Later years and legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Paramananda Acharya / Biography / Later years and legacy
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context_page_description: Pramananda Acharya was an Indian archaeologist known for his notable archaeological research on the history of Odisha. He was honoured by the Government of India in 1964, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his services to the nation.
context_section_description: After his retirement from government service in 1950, Acharya was given the special responsibility as the Superintendent of the Odisha State Museum, and he served in that position till 1954. After a gap of one year, he took up work again in 1955, this time as the Superintendent of Archaeology, holding the post till 1962. Two years later, the Government of India honoured him with the civilian award of Padma Shri in 1964.
  Acharya is the author of several articles and two books, Essays in History, Culture, Archaeology of Odisha, and Studies in Orissan History, Archaeology and Archives His writings are prescribed as reference books for graduate and post graduate studies at Ravenshaw University in Odisha. A commemorative volume, Life and culture in Orissa was published in 1984, compiling several of Acharya's writings.
  Paramanand Acharya died on 11 April 1971, at his residence in Baripada, at the age of 78.
caption: Odisha State Museum
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